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Welcome to all new members for the 2008-2009 school year...
and
congratulations! You're almost there and summer is right around the corner!
We have a fantastic
year ahead and I know you have questions. Here is some information
that will be helpful.
The beginning of the year: MARCHING BAND!
Marching
band is without a doubt one of the great joys of high school band and always
provides some of the
fondest memories of high school. Every band member is automatically
a part of the Marching Warriors and will
participate in football games, pep rallies and other special
events. Rehearsals will be primarily during class plus a
rehearsal prior to each of approximately 7 football games. You
will have a ton of fun with 150 Marching Warriors!
In addition to the Marching Warriors, there will also be a Competition Band
that will travel to competitions in the
FMBC an BOA competition circuits. Our band has become one of the top bands in
the state and we love competing!
Most Marching Warrior members will be in this band, but there
will be a basic try-out at the end of Rookie
Camp.
Rehearsals for the Competition Band will be Tuesday &
Thursday from 5pm to 8:30pm. There will be a few
Saturday "Mini Camps" to polish our show for competition.
See the Calendar for dates.
Jazz Band!
JJazz
Band at Jupiter High School is a selected group of musicians and is open to
all members of the band program
on audition basis. In most cases you must be in another band
class in order to be in the jazz band. Excpetion
are made and are at the discretion of the band director.
Color Guard & Winter Guard
The
Color Guard (Marching Guard) and Winter Guard adds much of the visual impact
to the marching show and
utilizes a combination of dance, choreography, spinning flags,
rifles and sabres. Members must be enrolled in the
Guard Class (Intermediate Band) to participate. Guard is open
to all students whether thay play an instrument or not.
Concert Ensembles
There are three concert ensembles: Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. Membership in a